Holiday Harvest Sale 2016
December 22nd, 2016 at 10:30AM @ East Lansing, MI
The Holiday Harvest Sale 2016 took place December 22nd in East Lansing, MI at the MSU Livestock Pavilion. The sale, managed by Can-Am Sales, featured the two highest genomic heifers to sell at public auction to date, with a top seller of $162,500 on Lot 2, a +2886GTPI Modesty.
Holiday Harvest Sale 2016
The Holiday Harvest Sale 2016 will take place at 10:30am on Thursday December 22nd at the MSU Livestock Pavilion in East Lansing, MI. The sale will feature the two HIGHEST GTPI Females to ever sell at public auction.
TWO HIGHEST GTPI FEMALES TO SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION
History will be made on Thursday, December 22nd at the Holiday Harvest Sale. This auction will feature the two highest females ever to be offered at public auction.
The full sisters, sired by Modesty, offer a unique proven pedigree from the Rudy Missy family. Dam is a View-Home Mrdian Iowa-ET VG86 DOM GTPI 2576 then Pine-Tree 2149Robst 4846-ET.
BGP Modesty Imogene-ET
GTPI 2886 997NM 2.80T FE 227
#25 GTPI Female of the Breed
BGP Modesty Independence-ET
GTPI 2878 934NM 3.12T FE 190
#32(T) GTPI Female of the Breed
Imogene and Independence are consigned by Bovine Genomic Partners and headline over thirty-five lots from the Rudy Missy family with numerous offerings over 2750 GTPI.
The Holiday Harvest Sale will feature over 100 lots of live cattle and embryos all sold at live auction.
For more information, request a catalog, and complete sale event schedule for the Holiday Harvest Sale, visit www.bovinebid.com or contact sale manager, CanAm Sales Management at 616-822-0101.
CanAm Sales Management is a full-service agricultural marketing organization based out of Belding, Michigan.
HOLIDAY HARVEST SALE RESULTS IN HIGH SELLING FULL SISTERS
The Holiday Harvest Sale was held Thursday, December 22nd in East Lansing, Michigan. This public auction featured the two highest GTPI females ever to be offered at public auction.
The full sisters, sired by Modesty, offer a unique proven pedigree from the Rudy Missy family. Dam is a View-Home Mrdian Iowa-ET VG86 DOM GTPI 2576 then Pine-Tree 2149Robst 4846-ET.
$162,500 BGP Modesty Imogene-ET
GTPI 2886 997NM 2.80T
#25 GTPI Female of the Breed
Buyer: Westcoast Holsteins, Chilliwack, BC, Canada
Contender: Peak Genetics, Watertown, WI, USA
$132,500 BGP Modesty Independence-ET
GTPI 2878 934NM 3.12T
#32(T) GTPI Female of the Breed
Buyer: Peak Genetics, Watertown, WI, USA
Contender: Pine-Tree Dairy, Rittman, OH, USA
Imogene and Independence are consigned by Bovine Genomic Partners.
One hundred fifty lots of live cattle and embryos sold to eleven states and two Canadian providences.
This was the 8th Holiday Harvest Sale is annual sale managed by CanAm Sales Management. The sale staff included Jason Lamoreaux, Auctioneer, Daniel Brandt, Pedigrees, along with additional sales staff of Jim Stanton, Max Dunseth, Mark Sellers, Mike Lortie, Mike Berby, Nicole VanderPloeg, Chad Griffith and Steve Berland. Bovine Genomic Partners sponsored the this year’s sale.
The 9th Annual Holiday Harvest Sale is scheduled for Thursday, December 21, 2017.
Sale Results
The Holiday Harvest Sale 2016 took place December 22nd in East Lansing, MI at the MSU Livestock Pavilion. The sale, managed by Can-Am Sales, featured the two highest genomic heifers to sell at public auction to date.
The top seller was Lot 2, BGP Modesty Imogene-ET, sold for $162,500. Imogene is a +2886GTPI +8.1PL +997NM$ November 2016 Modesty from View-Home Mrdian Iowa VG86-DOM, who also sold in the sale for $27,000.
Second high seller was a full sister to the top. BGP Modesty Independence-ET sold for $132,500. Independence comes is in at +2878GTPI, +7.7PL, + 934NM$ and +3.12PTAT. Both calves were consigned by Bovine Genomic Partners, MI.
The third high price of the day, $32,000, was paid for Lot 21, BGP Modesty Honeysuckle-ET. Honeysuckle is an October 2016 Modesty that comes in at +2802GTPI +7.5PL +916NM$. She is out of a +2500GTPI Halogen out of a VG86-DOM Robust, followed by seven generations of VG & EX dams from the Rudy Missy EX92-3E-DOM family. She was also consigned by Bovine Genomic Partners, MI.
The fourth high seller hailed from the same cow family, and sold for $28,000. Selling as Lot 9 was another Bovine Genomic Partners consignment, BGP Delta Honna-ET, a June 2016 +2792GTPI +881NM$ +7.3PL +2.93PTAT Delta from a VG88-DOM Numero Uno out of a VG86-DOM Robust, followed by seven generations of VG & EX dams from the Rudy Missy’s.
Two animals sold for the fifth high price of the day, bringing $27,000 each. Lot 11, BGP Delta Honey 2-ET, a +2775GTPI +881NM$ +7.5PL June 2016 Delta from a VG86-DOM Robust, followed by seven generations of VG & EX dams from the Rudy Missy’s. She was also consigned by Bovine Genomic Partners, MI.
Lot 1, View-Home Mrdian Iowa-ET VG86-DOM, also commanded the price of $27,000. Iowa is the dam of the two high selling calves, and sold dry, open and ready to flush and IVF. She is a Meridian daughter from a VG86-DOM Robust out of a VG87-DOM Zenith, with six more generations of VG & EX dams from the Rudy Missy family. Iowa was also a consignment of Bovine Genomic Partners, MI.
Updates
Sale Highlights
TWO HIGHEST GTPI FEMALES TO SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION
History will be made on Thursday, December 22nd at the Holiday Harvest Sale. This auction will feature the two highest females ever to be offered at public auction.
The full sisters, sired by Modesty, offer a unique proven pedigree from the Rudy Missy family. Dam is a View-Home Mrdian Iowa-ET VG86 DOM GTPI 2576 then Pine-Tree 2149Robst 4846-ET.
View the Catalog Page for these special offerings.
BGP Modesty Imogene-ET
GTPI 2886 997NM 2.80T FE 227
#25 GTPI Female of the Breed
BGP Modesty Independence-ET
GTPI 2878 934NM 3.12T FE 190
#32(T) GTPI Female of the Breed
Imogene and Independence are consigned by Bovine Genomic Partners and headline over thirty-five lots from the Rudy Missy family with numerous offerings over 2750 GTPI.
The Holiday Harvest Sale will feature over 100 lots of live cattle and embryos all sold at live auction.
For more information, request a catalog, and complete sale event schedule for the Holiday Harvest Sale, visit www.bovinebid.com or contact sale manager, CanAm Sales Management at 616-822-0101.
CanAm Sales Management is a full-service agricultural marketing organization based out of Belding, Michigan.
Sale Catalog
The Holiday Harvest Sale 2016 will take place at 10:30am on Thursday December 22nd at the MSU Livestock Pavilion in East Lansing, MI. The sale will feature the two HIGHEST GTPI Females to ever sell at public auction. Online Bidding will be available on Cowbuyer. The catalog will be available HERE or by clicking the image below. The PDF is available to download.
Sale Information
Holiday Harvest Sale
Thursday, December 22, 2016 at 10:30AM
MSU Livestock Pavilion
4301 Farm Lane Road
East Lansing, MI 48824
Schedule of Events
Wednesday, December 21st
4pm…Cattle Viewing & Hospitality sponsored by Synergy Genetics
5pm…Genetics Roundtable Discussion
6pm…Holiday Harvest Futures Sale
Thursday, December 22nd
9am…Complimentary Breakfast
10:30am…Holiday Harvest Live Sale
Online Bidding Available on Cowbuyer
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Sale Managed By:
Contact: Jason Lamoreaux
Tel: 616-822-0101
E-Mail: [email protected]
Visit the CanAm Sales Management Facebook Page
Sale Staff
Jason Lamoreaux, Auctioneer…616.822.0101
Daniel Brandt, Pedigrees…717.821.1238
Mike Berby…219.608.1339
Jim Stanton…519.859.3242
Mike Lortie…260.367.1700
Max Dunseth…269.251.0232
Mark Sellers…260.668.0371
Chad Griffith, Cowbuyer…513.543.2315
Tim VerHage…269.217.6076
Steve Berland…507.254.5281
Nicole Vanderploeg…940.733.8960